Means for setting telegraph-poles.



J. B. HARNER.

MEANS FOR SETTING TELEGRAPH POLES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-28, 1911'.

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APPLICATIOS TILED JAN.2B, 197 1.

Patented Dec. 1911.

v INJ ENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESSES Y" To (:12 whom "it may concern-- )ole havin member rotatable on an axis neccssity of removing the pole from the .the lat".-r ments without .Unrrnn STATES PATENT curios.

JEROME B. HABNER, OF POT'ISVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMEANS F011- SETTING TELEGRAPH-POLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, i 91 1 Application filed January 28, 1911. Serial No. 605.332.

' lI-iit known that 1. 511110111; B. Thurman. a

citizco of the United States. residing at Pottsvill in the county of Schuylkill and State f Pennsylvania. have. invented a new and useful Means tor Setting 'lclcgraph- P0165. of which the tollou'ing is a spcciti-za tion.

hi-= ini'eniiun has reference to improvemerits in means for setting telegraph or other omits. and its ohject to provide a nrealism-hereby the butt end of the pole may be engaged and the polc svi'ung to an upright position, and then. it necessary, morcd until coincident with the. hole. in which the pole is to be pla cd. after which the pole may he iou'crcil into the h le While still cngagted by the manipulating means. "he. ivhhle structure rcadily portable and is so designed that two inn-lunch may handle and scta pole instead of rcrpiiring the. scrriccs of a large number 01' worluncn tor the puruse.

.ln accordance with the prcscnt invention there provided a structure carrying a train of arin actuating a. shaft. which in turn cari' -s a camping incchanism or the eccentric to the. axis of the shaft, so that the pole may be moved from the prone to the upright position, and then lowercd into the hole proridod for the purpose without the.

clamp ex -cpt. in part.

Theinvention will be best understood from rionsidc; --.tion of the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part of 1 59-5 specification, with the understand ing'. however, that vhilc the drawings show a practical embodiment of the invention,

is susceptible of other embodideparture from thesalicntfeatures'of the, invention.

In thedrawings: Figure 1 is a'sidn elevation of the pole setting means with the arts in the position assumed when a pole lias been moved thereby to the upright position. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical central section of the structure shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 with some parts shown in elevation. Fig. 4

is a detail view of the clamp structure in position to receive a pole when in the substantially prone position. Fig. 5 a detail View oi the clamp structure showing the. position assumed when the pole has been sccurcd in both clamps. Figs. 5 and 7 are detail vicivs showing ditlcrcnt progressive positions during the lowering ot the pole into the hole in the ground.

Referring to the drawings, thereis shown a frame 1 constituting the main frame of a truck and carried by axles 2. 3. each provided with suitable truck wheels t, the axle 3 being connected to the frame by a kingbolt 5 and provided with a tongue (i-by means of which the. truck may be drawn from place to place, the axle. 3 providing for the. turning of the truck needed. The frame 1 may be an ordinary opcn rectangular frame of suitable length, or may he otherwise suitably shaped for the purpose.

the structure being; similar to that of an ordinary truck, and'thc frame 1 may be so shaprd as to readily carry stone. or other. suitable "weights to increase.- its stability.

)haunted on the opposite side members of the frame. 1 are frames 7 shown as of gencral triangular form and suitably united where needed by cross pieces, onc cross piece being shown joining the apex portions of the two frames. It will be understood, of course, that the frames are suitably braced as needed. Journaled in transverse rela ion to the frames 7 is a shaft 9, which may carry a drum 10 and a gear wheel 11, both the drum and gear Wheel being customarily located between the two frames 7. The gear wheel 11 is driven by a pinion 1-2 on a counter-shaft- 13 suitably journaled in bearings 14 mounted on the frames 7.; and this shaft 13 carries a gear Wheel 15 in mesh'n'it-h a pinion 16 on adrive shaft 17 having bearings 18 carried by the frames 7.. The shaft 17 is provided at: one end with a crank 19 and may be controlled by the usual pawl and ratchet mechanism indicated at 20, it this be desirable. The drum 10 is provided for carrying a suitable amount of rope, indicated at. 21.

The shaft 9 extends beyond one of the frames 7 and there carries a disk 22 which may be made fast. to the shaft by a key or spline 23, so that the disk is constraincd at all times to turn with the. shaft. This disk is provided at. one side of its center with :1'. counter-sunk portion 24 of circular contour carrying a pivot 25 about which the countersunk portion or recess is described. this pivot being eccentric to the shaft 9. and the disk 22 has a side extension 26 conforming in shape to the general circular contour of the recess or counter-sink 24, the extension 26 being described about the pivot 25 as a centen to the point where it merges into the periphery of the disk. Lodged in the recessor counter-sink 24 is another disk 27. which may quite closely fit the recess and is backed up by the extension 26 of the disk 92. the pivot pin 25 extending through the second disk 27. and beyond the outer face of this disk the pivot pin may be formed into a point 28 and carry a washer 29 or other suitable means for confining the disk 27 to the disk 22. but still permitting a rotative movement of the disk BY-with relation to the disk 22 about the pivot The disk 2? is provided at diametrically opposite points. preferably eqni-distantly disposed with oelation to the pivot 525. with tapped holes for the reception of the corresponding threaded ends of rods 30. these rods being substantially perpendicular to the plane of the exosed face of the disk 27. The outer ends of the rods 30 are threaded for the reception of nuts 31. and a flat bar 39 the latter being perforated for the passage of the rods 9 The bar 32 carries midwav of its length a pointed stud 33 fast thereto and projecting toward the pointed end of the pivot .28.

That portion of the disk 9! remote from the seat 24 ea rries two rods 35 in ehord relation to the disk 29. these rods being threaded and normallv inserted in suitably tapped holes in the disk 9'2. These rods are also threaded at the outer ends. the rods proierting from the disk 29 in suhstantiaily perpendicular relation thereto and receive a strip or bar 36 held to the rods by nuts 37 applied to the outer ends of the rods where threaded for the purpose.

Let it be assumed that a telegraph or telephone or similar pole is l ing on the ground and it is desirable to place this pole in a suitablv prepared hole in the ground. such hole being indicated at 33 in Fig. 6. and the pole being indicated in dotted lines at 39 in Figs. 1. 4. 5. and 7. The truek having been moved to a suitable bositinn. the disk 22 is turned until the disk 97 is in its lowermost position. the rod 35 with the bar 36 having been removed from the disk 22 and the bar 39 having been either removed from the rods 30 or sufiiriently separated from the disk .27 so that the butt end of the pole 39 mav be placed between the rods 30 resting on the lower one of the rods. the disk 27 having first been moved so that one. rod is immediatelv below the other and both are immediately below the pivot pin 9 of the disk 22.

The operator first measures the depth of poleis to b: inserted. By

the hole 38 and then by'appropriately'marking this depth on the pole 39, introduces the latter between the rods 30, so that the butt end of the pole will project a distance through the space between the rods 30 equal to the depth of the hoie- 38. Now, the bar 32 is applied to the rods 30 and by means of the nuts 31 is caused to approach the disk 27 with the butt end of the pole intervening, the pointed ends of the pins 28 and 33 entering the pole to firmly hold the same, the structure being in the nature of a clamp.

The disk 22 may be turned until the holes 'for the rods 35 are on opposite sides of the butt end of the pole 39 when these rods may be screwed into place and the bar i applied and the nuts 37 screwed on to the rods 35 until in engaging relation to the pole 39, thus securing the pole to ill? disk 22 at diainetrirally opposite points on the disk. as shown'in Fig. The rope or ropes 21 are removed from the drum to at any suitable time and are appropriately fastened to the pole before the latter is moved from the ground. these ropes being employed as guy ropes. as will hereinafter appear. Power is now applied to the shaft 17 by the crank 19 and through the gear wheel 16. 15 and 11 this power is transmitted to the shaft 9 and the disk 22 is rotated thereby. until the pole, 39 assumes a substantialiv upright position, as indicated in Fig. 1. if the butt end of the pole. then lowermost is not directly over the hole 38 the truck may be moved sutiiciently keep the pole uprightirrespective of the di k and the bar 36 and rods 35 are removed. The manipulating train of gearing is now operated in the proper direction. say. toward the right as viewed in the drawings, to Cause the disk 22 to rotate in a manner to lower the pole 39 into the hole 38. the polo being held bv the guv ropes in the upright position. while the turning of the disk 27 on the pin 98 will permit the rotation of the di k 29 about the axis of the shaft. 9. while. still maintaining the pole 39 in the upright po ition. and then mav continue until the pole-has been lowered into the hole 38. successiw positionsbeing sh wn in Figs. 1. 6 and 7. The bar 32 is then removed from i the rods 30 and one or both of these latter may al o be removed from the disk 27 when i the whole truck mav in turn be moved away from the set pole. which may be fixed in the {h le by the introduction of the. neecssary amount of dirt. The guy ropes may be ret moved from the pole and either a n wound upon the drum l0 or used for the net pole in order. if a number of poles are lto be set in succession. the truck bein drawn to the next pole. and. if neces ary. 1 being eunnect d to and dragging the pole to proper relation to the hole into whieli the this means the for the purpose. The guv 'ropes are held to i ynlcs may he ICfhlill) PiflPQd in position by two workmen iiiqmu; hf requiring a TURF piu'ativcly xviih the usual mollwd of setting pnlcn.

The size cif'lhc dish n its lllylK-Sl' pnsiiilm with veil-rem? ii) round the ijmii in the grmmd. so that when the disk '22 l liili' ll in the ilil'Lf'iiHH tn iuwm' the pul i ii' vi'e the lJUifi ihc polo is at the bottom of the iuslv when the disk 21' is in i'ts lowernmsi PHil'ifil'h :mml where the poles are to mnmdcmhly fi' m the hon- :mnizii, the iruvk "\vili correspnmlingly vary from a lm'rg-l posuimi. :iml Vllilc the axis of if (he, trawl:

mwih l2? lloriznnlnl ti 7 1111 m a lmel any Ill quiie a. liiillifmm the lwnzunlnl .1" 22 's mum \Yllli'll ha uuck rests is ilmvvvcn for cmivcnivncc (if de n it may hc asxumel that any wrin- 1 L315 of tin: \iisk from the hori- 11. he invlmlwl in the Kevin substnw tint-l) hurizuni 7 What is chummji is:- 1. In :1 121mm for suiting poles, :1 supporting fi'zumr 51 Qarrimfor the poles zmzauniml sulmhmtizilly iioi'izmatzil :IXlF, and 11 chimp 311' ii): pule on and r-ntamhle hmlily wiiii snii'i 2:111'i -13 sainlclamp being also movable jiilz iciatim to said carrier 0 an axis ec- (riv to and parallel with th axis 0f rui HIPRHS fur setting poles. :1 suppm-il i. =1 rnmiahie carrier for ihv mi 's 1 t. *2. frame to iivi'zitv'a iout a u if" muzuntul zixigfl z id carrier haw wiping, means on uppusit ships of its (2i 1'0lu 't iun imil rot-amide lmdil}; with nllll 'nn'i-iur, a 0? said thumping men! ljviii 2550 rotatable. inclezpvndviilly of the mung! on 121 axis eccentric a: and parallvl 3. in a means fur selling poles, a ummy! ing; fi'mnc, a i'nlatahle cnrrivr thereon mmm} i on a: rflll'lilzlliilzilly hm'izuntal axis "iil czn'z'im' having nanny-s on an: side (if iho' nxi inl' Hit-Minn fur Plumping the poll. and 'l2llll) heing imlcpenenily rotatable on eccentric to and 1); mild with the was about l-iirgv number. as is iieccssnryi thetruck are such that when the dish :27 is l edio rotate :Uvmzi a fil fiifliliiillly the and of the pule 53-2) is close. 2

E iaiion f said Mini"? clump, said second.

F V 7 mm). such was which the clamp is bmlily muvaiile.

In a means for waiting pole-s, a suppmting frame, a mlnlnhle cni'i'imi ihaeon niuimthoi-imnlzii axis, said nan-rim having a clamp i'vmnvuhly seem-ml ilwl'iii) our. side of its axis of'rnii iiun, means for causing the mimic-n of ihe Carrier at. wi l Mlii 2 Lin-i clamp on fla carrier 0n ilie nppn'i iii: .h'h: (if the axi: of mimm his limit E; mined air-m being 1' table with the cni'l'iur zm i also with Dilution llmrvio about 1:1. axis momma with the cmrim and ccvvnliric in mail pzn'ulivl with the axis hf I'UiiliiOl'l 0*. said (Farrier nu l having ii clamping means ii-u'mvahle from t m 011* (i. In =1 l'neze is in! Falling pulas, :1 supp-m"? iug ii'zum. :1 rfiifliillrl? can-i0? thew-m; having lin uxix n" i'niatiz' z zniistzmiially imi'izonlnli said van-i0: h pi'm'iiiml with chum-in means on uppz: ides of ils axis of min-4101 0m: (if said Plumping mums ha\'- mil in"; axial muvi inehi. imiiviiizwi therein and 0': L'Hil'lfi' m and pzuullfl will! the uns- ,0f roiulimi m" the carrier.

tioim. said carrier iwin ingz IHJZHIS on (ilipuii union, my of am ri-ital; axial inc-veni-rn'l in "ll l im .7 I z; (le of it: axis of 1'0- rigging means having M iii .hv ('m'i'ic 1111mm.

i'iunl lzhvu-tn an 2i: ill-:2 axis of n 221111321735 for sailing puhs. 2t rotatable -su'rwi' having mio. Phnnp; rm nlip b'lik sales of li'fi axis ui'ivluium, mu: 1:? sand Mumps 'saiil' rligmps living illf'll ai lnptwl m vml; are .u rvspi i-isvcr pni't'um of a pm in move ilfl 2X13 pendieular to the ground in which the pole is to be set, one of the clamps on the carrier being rotatable with relation to the carrier on an axis eccentric to and parallel with the axis of rotation of the carrier.

10. A means for setting telegraphpoles comprising a truck, a train of gearing thereon, a shaft in transverse relation to the truck and actuated by said train of gearing, said shaft extending on one side beyond the corresponding side of-the truck, a carrier mounted on the extended end of the shaft to rotate in a plane perpendicular to the ground Where the pole is to be set, a removable clamp mounted on the carrier on one side of the axis of rotation of the latter, and another removable clamp mounted on the carrier on the side of the axis of rotation of the latter remote from the first named clamp, said second named clamp having an axial support on the carrier in dividual to and parallel with said clamp and eccentric to the axis of rotation of the clamp.

11. A. means for setting poles, comprising a truck, a vain of gearing mounted on the truck, a shaft connected to said train of the ground where the pole is to be set, said I clamp carrier having a recess at one side of its axis of rotation, a supplemental clamp carrier on the first named clamp carrier seated in said recess and provided wi h an axis of rotation individual thereto and eccentric to and parallel with the axis of rotation of the carrier, and clamps removably secured to the body of the clamp carrier and to the supplemental clamp carrier, respectively, on opposite sides of the axis of rotation of the clamp carrier, the independently rotatable. clamp carrier having its pivotal support and the clamp carried thereby provided with respective pole engaging means.

In testimony. that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto atiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JEROME B. HARNER.

\Vitnesses: r

LILLIAX BADER, JOHN W. CONRAD. 

